One [ ] Piece

Chapter 22: Saved By Fallen Monk

Somewhere in the New World
Liam P.O.V

"Stop those pirates!!!!!"

"Don't let them get away!!"

"I didn't do anything!" Liam cried as was being chased by dozen marines through the streets of a small village in who knows where and who knows when. All that he knew in it was somewhere in the Grand-line.

Things had turned for the worst from the first time that Liam stepped into the New World. Which was nothing as he remembered it to be. Not that he and his friends came as far as he is now but he was beginning to think that entering the New world without his crew mates was a bad idea.

From being attacked and almost killed by pirates and marines alike, mugged by thieves in almost every island he visited and forced to join a Bandit gang before they.....maybe another time because that a whole crazy adventure. And don't get him started by the time when he was captured and almost sold as a slave in the Underworld.

It was definitely starting to sound that the New World was too much for a pirate cook. He didn't know which island in the New World he was and at the time he had lost count or just didn't care. The day started out fine, better then usual which should have warn him that something big was going to happen. He have been working in a small Bar in the village until he got dragged into battle that day.

How that even started, he didn't known.

Beginning of Flashback....

"Another" A man shouted from his table as demanded another drink.

"He's at it again" Nelly said.

Liam nodded knowing there was nothing he could do. He grabbed a several plates from the counter and began to distribute them.

"Did you here me women!!" The man shouted smashing his empty bottle of rum on the floor startling the other customers. "Bring me another"

Everyone did there best to ignore him because he was another nut job traveler who they had the bad luck of having him as a customer. Nelly a nineteen year old waitress who have been working in the bar almost her whole life after her parents were killed by pirates when she was only a child. She was raised by her godfather who happen to be the owner of the bar. Why she was important?

Nothing major, other that Nelly happen to saved Liam after he escape being sold as a slave. If anything, Liam really owned her his life after nursing him back to health and getting him a job at her godfather's bar. He had been working in the bar for a whole month now.

"Where do you think your leaving lady" The ugly man smirked showing his rotten teeth with a horrible stench of rum and smoke has he grabbed Nelly by her wrist bringing her close to him.

Nelly frown. "Let me go"

"Than serve me my drink sweetums"

"It's on it's way" Nelly replied."Now let go of me"

The man smirked as he tighten his grip to her wrist. "Make me"

"I will only say this once. Leave." Liam interrupted as he forced the man's grip off Nelly, standing in front of her. "The bill is on me. So leave now.....please"

The man laughed. "You will have to better then that. For a mere bartender to think he could stand a chance against me. You really don't know who your messing with. Boy."

Liam looked to the people watching me, not sure what he should do. He couldn't fight here without putting Nelly and the customers in danger.